Bible Commentaries

Genesis 49:8 — juntarán los pueblos. 11. Atando su pollino a la vid, Y a la vid escogida los potrillos de su asno, Lavó sus vestidos en vino, Su ropa en la sangre de la uva. 12. Con el vino se enrojecerán sus ojos, Y sus dientes estarán blancos de leche. Verso Génesis 49:8. Tus hermanos te alabarán...  Como el nombre Judá significa alabanza , Jacob aprovecha su significado para mostrar que esta tribu debe ser tan eminente y gloriosa, que el resto de las tribus deberían alabarlo ; es decir, deben reconocer su

2 Kings 5:27 — duration of the thing to which it is applied. The for ever of Gehazi was till his posterity became extinct.2. The god Rimmon, mentioned 2 Kings 5:18, we meet with nowhere else in the Scriptures, unless it be the same which Stephen calls Remphan. See Acts 7:43, and the note there. Selden thinks that Rimmon is the same with Elion, a god of the Phoenicians, borrowed undoubtedly from the עליון Elion, the Most High, of the Hebrews, one of the names of the supreme God, which attribute became a god of the Phoenicians.

Psalms 23:1 — PSALM XXIII The Lord is the Pastor of his people; therefore it may be inferred that they shall not want, 1. How he guides, feeds, and protects them, 2, 3. Even in the greatest dangers they may be confident of his support, 4. His abundant provision for them, 5. The confidence they may have of his continual mercy, and their eternal happiness, 6. NOTES ON PSALM XXIIIThere is nothing particular in the title; it is simply attributed to David; but as it appears to be a thanksgiving

Psalms 31:24 — Verse Psalms 31:24. Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart — In 1 Corinthians 16:13, St. Paul says, "Watch ye, stand fast in the faith; quit you like men; be strong:" Γρηγορειτε, στηκετε εν τῃ πιστει, ανδριζεσθε, κραταιουσθε. The latter words he

Psalms 31:24 — Versículo Salmo 31:24 . Esfuérzate, y él fortalecerá tu corazón. En 1 Corintios 16:13 , San Pablo dice: "Velad, estad firmes en la fe; sed firmes como hombres; sed fuertes:" ανδριζεσθε, κραταιουσθε. 1 Corintios 16:13. Parece que tomó prestadas las últimas palabras de la

Psalms 48:14 — Verse Psalms 48:14. For this God — Who did all these wonderful things, -Is our God — He is our portion, and he has taken us for his people.He will be our guide — Through all the snares and difficulties of life, -Even unto death — He will never

Psalms 59:17 — against his foes, Psalms 59:5.II. He complains of and expresses his enemies' cruelty and improbity, Psalms 59:3-8.III. He comforts himself, being confident of his own preservation, Psalms 59:8-10.1. And of their punishment, for which he prays, Psalms 59:14.2. And of their vain endeavours, for which he insults over them, Psalms 59:14-15.IV. He concludes with thanks, Psalms 59:16-17.I. He begins with a petition for deliverance, defence, salvation; and urges it from the qualities of his enemies.1. "Deliver

Psalms 59:17 — Salmo 59:1 , y contra sus enemigos, Salmo 59:5 . II. Se queja y expresa la crueldad e improbidad de sus enemigos, Salmo 59:3 . III.  Se consuela a sí mismo, confiando en su propia conservación, Salmo 59:8 . 1. Y de su castigo, por el cual ora, Salmo 59:14 . 2. Y de sus vanos esfuerzos, por los cuales él los insulta, Salmo 59:14 . IV. Concluye con agradecimiento, Salmo 59:16 . I. Comienza con una petición de liberación, de defensa, de salvación; y la exhorta desde las cualidades de sus enemigos. 1. "Líbrame,

Psalms 7:17 — Because of the relation between them. For he was the Lord his God. 2. He trusted in him: "O Lord my God, I trust in thee," Psalms 7:1.2. Benevolent to him. For he was now in danger of death. He had, 1. Enemies. 2. Many enemies. 3. Persecuting enemies. 4. But one above the rest, a lion ready to rend him in pieces; so that if God forsook him, he would do it. "Save me from those that persecute me," c., Psalms 7:2.II. And then he gives his reasons why he doth appeal to his God, which are: 1. His own innocence.

Psalms 74:1 — SALMO LXXIV El salmista se queja de las desolaciones del santuario, y suplica a Dios , 1-3; muestra la insolencia y la maldad de sus enemigos , 4-8; ora a Dios para que actúe por ellos como lo había hecho por sus padres, a quien, por su poder milagroso, había salvado , 9-17; ruega a Dios que se levante, y reivindique su propio honor contra sus enemigos, y los enemigos de su pueblo , 18-23. NOTAS

Psalms 87:7 — among the saints in light. I need not add that springs, wells, fountains, and cisterns, and waters are used metaphorically in the sacred writings for children, posterity, fruitful women, people, c. see among others Proverbs 5:15-16; Psalms 68:26; Isaiah 48:1; and Revelation 17:15. The old Psalter understands the whole as relating to Gospel times; and interprets it accordingly. Bishop Horne takes it in the same sense. The whole Psalm is obscure and difficult. I will venture a literal version of the whole,

Psalms 95:10 — Lord. And as those Israelites in the wilderness were not permitted to enter into the land of Canaan because of their unbelief, their distrust of God's providence, and consequent disobedience, St. Paul hence takes occasion to exhort the Jews, Hebrews 4:2-11, to accept readily the terms offered to them by the Gospel. He shows that the words of the present Psalm are applicable to the state of Christianity; and intimates to them that, if they persisted in obstinate refusal of those gracious offers, they

Matthew 13:36 — exercise of many of the graces of the Spirit, on which our spiritual perfection greatly depends.3. Nor could the grace of God be so manifest in supporting and saving the righteous and consequently could not have that honour which now it justly claims.4. Were not this evil tolerated, how could the wicked be converted? The bastard wheat, by being transplanted to a better soil, may become good wheat; so sinners may be engrafted in Christ, and become sons of God through faith in his name; for the longsuffering

Deuteronomy 34:10 — Verse Deuteronomy 34:10. There arose not a prophet, c. — Among all the succeeding prophets none was found so eminent in all respects nor so highly privileged as Moses with him God spoke face to face - admitted him to the closest familiarity and greatest friendship

Luke 1:76 — ruin and recovery of the Jews and the Gentiles.1. His dignity. Thou shalt be called (constituted) a prophet of the Most High. Prophet has two acceptations:-1st. A person who foretells future events; and;2dly. A teacher of men in the things of God, 1Co 14:3.John was a prophet in both senses: he proclaimed the mercy which should be communicated; announced the baptism of the Holy Spirit; and taught men how to leave their sins, and how to find the salvation of God. See Luke 3:5-14. His very name, Jehochanan,

1 Corinthians 13:3 — Alexandrinus; several Greek and Latin MSS. referred to by St. Jerome; of Ephraim; and of St. Jerome himself, who translates the passage thus: Si tradidero corpus meum ut glorier: i.e. "If I deliver up my body that I may glory, or have cause of boasting."4. He adds that burning, though a common punishment in after times, was not prevalent when this epistle was written.Some of the foreign critics, particularly Schulzius, translate it thus: Si traderem corpus, ut mihi stigma inureretur: "If I should deliver

Colossians 4:18 — Verse Colossians 4:18. The salutation by the hand of me Paul. — The preceding part of the epistle was written by a scribe, from the mouth of the apostle: this, and what follows, was written by the hand of St. Paul himself. A similar distinction we find, 1 Corinthians

Philemon 1:1 — APOSTLE TO PHILEMON. Chronological Notes relative to this Epistle.-Year of the Constantinopolitan era of the world, or that used by the Byzantine historians, 5570.-Year of the Alexandrian era of the world, 5563.-Year of the Antiochian era of the world, 5554.-Year of the Julian period, 4773.-Year of the world, according to Archbishop Usher, 4066.-Year of the world, according to Eusebius, in his Chronicon, 4290.-Year of the minor Jewish era of the world, or that in common use, 3822.-Year of the Greater Rabbinical

2 Peter 3:16 — his epistles, speaking in them of these things] Paul, in all his epistles, says Dr. Macknight, has spoken of the things written by Peter in this letter. For example, he has spoken of Christ's coming to judgment; 1 Thessalonians 3:13; 1 Thessalonians 4:14-18; 2 Thessalonians 1:7-10; Titus 2:13. And of the resurrection of the dead, 1 Corinthians 15:22; Philippians 3:20-21. And of the burning of the earth; 2 Thessalonians 1:8. And of the heavenly country; 2 Corinthians 5:1-10. And of the introduction

Revelation 1:1 — THE REVELATION OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE Chronological Notes relative to this Book. -Year of the Constantinopolitan era of the world, or that used by the Byzantine historians, and other eastern writers, 5604. -Year of the Alexandrian era of the world, 5598. -Year of the Antiochian era of the world, 5588. -Year of the world, according to Archbishop Usher, 4100. -Year of the world, according to Eusebius, in his Chronicon, 4322. -Year of the minor Jewish era